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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years has Skillit been drifting?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. How does Tobias react to the news of the cows that have been lost?
(a) He is not told.
(b) He is calm.
(c) He is upset.
(d) He is ambivalent.

3. What are Emma and Zech forced to kill while Tobias is on the cattle drive?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A bear.
(d) A wolf.

4. How much is Tobias paid for his work on the cattle drive with the Cow Cavalry?
(a) Twenty Dollars.
(b) Twenty-four dollars.
(c) Ten Dollars.
(d) Fourteen dollars.

5. How many months is it before the MacIveys settle near the Kissimmee River?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

6. What happens if the cattle are driven too quickly?
(a) They will lose weight.
(b) Some will escape from the herd.
(c) The men will not be able to keep up with them.
(d) They will become injured.

7. How many cows does Tobias give to James Tiger and Willie Cypress?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

8. What river does the Cow Cavalry drive the cattle across?
(a) St. Marys River.
(b) Nassau River.
(c) Indian River.
(d) St. Johns River.

9. What sounds keep Tobias awake the night after the family eats the beef roast?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Owls.
(d) Gunshots.

10. What year does A Land Remembered begin?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1988.

11. What setbacks do the MacIveys face during the cattle drive at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Heat and mosquitoes.
(b) Cold temperatures and fog.
(c) Heat and bees.
(d) Cold temperatures and wind.

12. What happens the first time Tobias and Zech encounter the bull?
(a) They do not try to catch it.
(b) They catch it and then release it.
(c) They try to catch it, but cannot.
(d) They catch it, but it escapes.

13. How does Tobias protect the Indians?
(a) He shoots all of the men that are pursuing them.
(b) He shoots several warning shots towards the men that are pursuing them.
(c) He shoots one of the men that are pursuing them.
(d) He shoots the dogs that are attacking them.

14. Where is Glenda attending school?
(a) West Palm Beach.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Tampa.

15. How long is Tobias under the medicine man's care before he is well enough to travel?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days is it before Tobias and Henry meet the drovers?

2. What does Tobias kill to provide Zech with the first beef he has ever eaten?

3. Besides coons, what does Tobias kill for the family to live on in the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What is the Everglades area known as to the Indians?

5. According to the proprietor, when did the Rebel soldiers purchase everything in the store?

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